Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Portugal
Portugal: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 16.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Portugal, 2003–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 16.4% for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in 2021.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Portugal peaked at 20.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2019.
Portugal ranks 40th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.4% | — |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 17.9% | 20.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 16.2% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.4% | 18.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,309 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.76 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Portugal?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Portugal was 16.4% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Portugal ranks 40th out of 73 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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